Archive for the ‘Charlotte Politics’ Category

In a previous post, I cast skepticism on Carly’s Secretary to CEO story. Michelle Ye He Lee in a Washington Post Fact Checker column examines this claim in quite a bit of detail. To summarize the conclusion, her claim is “Bogus.” You can read it here and draw your own conclusions:¬

Undoubtedly when a political party loses an election, talks arise of whether or not said party is in trouble. ¬†These talks surfaced for the Republican Party shortly after the November election cycle, but certain factors will continue to hamper and possibly erode the GOP’s prospects of having

This coming year Charlotte, North Carolina will be at the epicenter of the political world. The Democratic National Convention is being held in Charlotte September 3-7, so all of the party figureheads will be out in full force. It is no coincidence that the DNC chose Charlotte as the city to hold th

¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†¬†The recent voter turnout in America is certainly pause for concern. ¬†Locally, elections in Mecklenburg County saw a 16.2% turnout. ¬†It is interesting to think that less than one out of five citizens voted in Mecklenburg Count. ¬†We have troops fighting in other parts of the world so t

There is no doubt that the Democrats have staked their flag in North Carolina for the 2012 election.¬† Choosing Charlotte to host the Democratic National Convention was a long thought out strategic move, and the powers that be are trying to use North Carolina to break the back of the once solidly re